



National Writers' Conference & Online
Club Critique
How and why should one write deeply engaged, contemplative, and authentic criticism? From literature to food, music to screen, join these writers as they consider the purpose and scope of criticism, what role criticism has in the arts, as well as hopes and ambitions for the future of the form.
Saturday 17 June, 12:30pm
Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Dan Hogan
Dan Hogan (they/them) is a writer and teacher from San Remo, NSW (Awabakal and Worimi Country).
Jinghua Qian
Jinghua Qian (ey/eir/em) is a writer who works across prose, verse, audio and television.
Prithvi Varatharajan
Prithvi Varatharajan is a poet, essayist/critic, and sometimes literary audio producer who lives in Melbourne.
Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Vyshnavee Wijekumar is a freelance critic, arts worker and writer of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage.
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